XMM Users' Handbook

   
SciSim components

SciSim consists of several parts, which simulate different entities. Each can be controlled via its own GUI. As an example, the GUI of the Ray Generator component of the Cosmic Simulator, CSim, is presented below.

The different simulators contained in SciSim are:

• CSim - Cosmic Simulator, including GSim - Ray Generator

• MSim - Mirror Simulator

• ESim - EPIC Simulator

• RSim - RGS Simulator

  RSim consists of the following subunits:

  • RGASim - Reflection Grating Array Simulator

  • RFCSim - RGS Focal Camera Simulator

• OSim - OM Simulator